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Re: UK Retailer GAME Is Selling Off Goods And Fixtures As Head Office Shuts Down

Clammy

@Kiyata : likes of game caused companies to go digital. Game would have second hand copies of brand new games available at launch, and would promote these over the new copies (more profitable as they don’t need to give developer/publisher a cut)

This forced the industry to move to digital to stop this practice. This practice was probably more hurtful financially than piracy - as pirates were unlikely to spend money

Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Launches 5th June 2025, Mario Kart World Bundle Confirmed

Clammy

I know there's been a treehouse thing today (or is it tomorrow)?

One of the deciding factors for me with mario kart would be a decent single player campaign... Any information on that yet?

I'm still on the fence right now.. If there had been a new mario or zelda or something "big" as a launch title, then (even with price) i'd have been pre-ordering.

(Im not convinced by the donkey kong game.. My first impression of it was that it looked rubbish - like a n64 throwback)

Right now, I'm still trying to argue with myself as to if i want it or not (lol).

Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Launches 5th June 2025, Mario Kart World Bundle Confirmed

Clammy

@progx : Nah, the textures will all be upscaled in AI. They even have a patent with nvidia (I think? I cant remember all of the details) for doing that in real time.
Resolution change is 1 line of code, HDR lighting is a bit more work I admit... But Im guessing they have internal engine which they only have to update once (Or if they're using unreal/unity - like i know they DO do for some games, that would be pretty quick to do).

But meh.. no biggy. I already own BOTW twice on Wii-U and Switch. I'm not buying it a 3rd time. And Tears of kingdom I've only recently completed so i dont really feel need to play again unless there's some DLC for it.

Then again, I'm not convinced to buy the console itself yet. So far the only games they've shown which interest me are 3rd party - which would look and play better on ps5.. which costs 25% less .. So I might just buy one of them along with astrobot.

But maybe mario kart has a great single player, and maybe donkey kong is better than it first appeared... And maybe they'll announce something else i want.. But right now.. At the price they've stated.. I think I can wait for the OLED edition (or hopefully a version which is much cheaper and doesnt have the handheld mode)

Re: Best Super Mario Games Of All Time

Clammy

I stil personally rank “wonder” in my worst list.
I have absolutely zero idea why it is praised so much.
I could tell from trailers it would be awful, but reviews and websites kept telling me it was great, so I bought it thinking that maybe it was great when you actually played it..
.. but no..
absolutely awful. Worst Mario I’ve ever played. I even forced myself to complete it to see if it got better.

Re: Talking Point: What Do We Actually Want From 'Mario Kart 9'?

Clammy

Im only really gonna buy a new mario kart if it has a proper single player campaign, missions, basic story, etc.

My dream would be one like that Crash Bandicoot game where the single player races were linked with a 3D platformer.

Have mario run around the hub world, finding/starting the races/etc.

multiplayer only is a bit boring for my personal play preferences.